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Herbert Russell BAXTER

Regimental number3041
Place of birthMildura, Victoria
SchoolState School, Mildura, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationRailway employee
AddressMildura, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, George Baxter, Karadoc Avenue, Mildura, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 26 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 July 1916
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Date of death15 July 1916
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialRue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row , Grave No. 1), Fleurbaix, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
163
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Ellen Grace BAXTER, Mildura, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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